Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #1~ Reagan Library 05/03/07 - Official Discussion Thread

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Republican Presidential Candidate Debate #1 – Reagan Library 05/03/07 - Official Discussion Thread

• Sam Brownback
• Jim Gilmore
• Rudy Giuliani
• Mike Huckabee
• Duncan Hunter
• John McCain
• Mitt Romney
• Ron Paul
• Tom Tancredo
• Tommy Thompson

  The debate will take place at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, and will air live on MSNBC from 8:00 to 9:30 pm (ET) and stream live on MSNBC.com and politico.com and will include audience questions gathered on politico.com.

[The Pack Knight]

McCain. Line item veto was ruled unconstitutional. It won’t happen.

That's true, but I did like what he said about every program having to justify it's existence every year. More candidates should speak that way.

[tiredoflaundry]

Rudy’s being given a chance to explain his pro-life position. Bottom line: He supports a woman’s right to “choose”.

That is the second time Chrissy has done that.

[maica]

Thanks, I never knew that.

[dawn53]

I’ve never watched any of them in a debate, and don’t have a favorite...but Romney does impress me with his demeanor. He’s relaxed, he smiles, looks pleasant, but serious. He uses the right words to evoke American values, i.e. God, morals, etc. He doesn’t take the bait from Chrissy... like in the question what dont’ you like about America.

He’s smooth...that won’t make him a good conservative or President, but it will go a long way to make him a good candidate...especially since we can’t win with just conservative votes, we need the swing voters too.

[Guenevere]

I would agree with that

[ChessExpert]

Agreed. I don’t like McCain-Feigold either.

Are all these questioners liberal?

[spectre]

Rudy just confirmed he is pro-choice..

sw

[Trueblackman]

This round of questioning is not coming from Conservative Bloggers, this is leftwing crap.

[redgirlinabluestate]

By the way, they lied. I NEVER said anything about Giuliani in my question. They added that to cause friction with Rudy!!

[JustaCowgirl]

The first candidate to tell Matthews to eat shit and die gets my vote.

I'd go along with that, except I'm afraid I might have to vote for McCain if I did.

[Shelayne]

Right to choose schmooze. You choose PEANUT BUTTER not whether or not your baby should allowed to LIVE!

UGH!!!!

[elizabetty]

Rudy just LIED. He just said he HATES abortion but a few years ago he said he would pay for HIS OWN DAUGHTER to have an abortion is she wanted one.

[billbears]

Hunter is good on a lot of the issues. I disagree with his previous protectionist stances and as a libertarian I disagree with his stance on the police action on Iraq.

[Right_in_Virginia]

I wonder if Chrissy understands everytime he brings abortion back to Rudy...he’s hurting him.

[La Enchiladita]

No...:)

[jackieaxe]

I like how Hunter said Iran has already crossed the line and we should do what is necessary to stop them from supplying weapons to people killing Americans.

[advance_copy]

Giuliani: “You have to respect the right of a woman to make that choice.”

That is a little baby inside a pregnant woman! And no one should have the choice to kill that little baby.

[advertising guy]

I’m all in on that

[TomGuy]

The libs always support the woman’s right, re abortion, but they never talk about the woman’s responsibility, re birth control.

[Vision]

McCain shooting himself in the foot on immigration.